Newfoundlander

English

Etymology

Newfoundland +‎ -er

Noun

Newfoundlander (plural Newfoundlanders)

A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland.
- 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
  […] but so close lay the boats that even single hooks snarled, and Harvey found himself in hot argument with a gentle, hairy Newfoundlander on one side and a howling Portuguese on the other.

Related terms

Newfie

Translations

native or inhabitant of Newfoundland

Basque: ternuar
French: Terre-Neuvien (fr) m, Terre-Neuvienne (fr) f
Ido: Nova-Landano (io)
Polish: nowofundlandzki (pl)
Spanish: terranovense

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